The English course was offered by INFORSE-Europe, mainly for European NGOs until 2010.
It is stopped because lack of funding to manage the course. We plan to update the material. If you know any funding opportunity we would be happy to make the update and start again the course.

The English text material is still availbale free, but you cannot make the course any more.

The material is in English, and translations are available in Slovak, Russian and Albanian.

About the Slovak version:
Contact: INFORSE member Foundation for Alternative Energy (FAE), att. Emil Bedi
The material is online in Slovak language:
www.inforse.org/europe/fae

WHAT IS DIERET ?
Distant Internet Education on Renewable Energy Technology (DIERET) was a free educational course offered to INFORSE members and the general public to upgrade knowledge on renewable energy technology.
The course was prepared in the framework of the INFORSE North-South co-operation.
In 2003, it was translated to Russian and Albanian with support from the Danish Outdoor Council Small Grant Fund. In the period of 2004-2010, it was supported by the EU DG Environment Civil Society grant to INFORSE-Europe.

WHY DIERET ?
Education on sustainable energy is an INFORSE priority.
The main goal of DIERET was to supply students with knowledge that is not usually covered by ordinary educational institutions (including universities.)
The students who were completing the course obtained basic knowledge about renewable energy technologies and their use in different parts of the world.
For students from NGOs, this meant the acquisition of reliable arguments in campaigns and lobbying for sustainable energy development.
Students from developing counties could use the course as their starting point for promotion of renewable energy in rural areas.
Students were equipped also with the abilities to design simple systems utilising renewable energy technologies and thus provide technically backed answers to the renewable energy technology related problems.
The maximum time available for completion of the DIERET course was set for 4 months.

The text in each module include introduction, history, technology, applications, guides etc.
When you enroll to the cource you will receive the the study material and the questions. You can also download the text material from the internet or buy a CD which include the material.

At each chapter there are approx. 20 questions, which have to be answered by the student. Questions are set not to be difficult and can be answered without any technical background knowledge.

EVALUATION OF EXAMINATION TESTS - CRITERIA FOR PASSING THE COURSE
Note: Not available since 2011 !

It was proposed that students had to answer correctly at least 75 % of all answers in each module to pass the examination. All questions had equal weight meaning that e.g. at least 15 of 20 questions had to be answered correctly in each module. Students were informed about their results.

DIERET CERTIFICATE
All succesful students received a Certificate isssued by the INFORSE Secretariat and signed by the project leader, co-ordinators and head of INFORSE Secretariat. Despite the fact that INFORSE is not recognised as the educational institution we are certain that this Certificate and knowledge helped many in their future.